20% Yearly Gains for the S&P 500 Index and What Happened Next A significant annual gain of 20% in the S&P 500 index is often indicative of continued positive performance in the following year, with a median return of 12.1% seen a year later since 1950. Image: Carson Investment Research
S&P 500 Composite in Elections Years and Election Years When >10% Gains in Previous Year Given the Fed’s interest rate projections, market sentiment indicators and historical market behavior, investors may reasonably expect the S&P 500 index to reach new highs soon. Image: Fundstrat Global Advisors, LLC
S&P 500 Performance After a Monthly Gain of >8% Historically, when the S&P 500 gains more than 8% in a month, it tends to perform well in the following 12 months. On average, it has seen a 15.8% increase in value a year later. Image: Carson Investment Research
Average Year for the S&P 500 when It Gains >5% in January Historically, U.S. stocks may experience weakness over the coming months. Image: Carson Investment Research
S&P 500 Returns After a 7% Gain in the First Quarter Since 1954, when the S&P 500 gained more than 7% in the first quarter, bears cried and bulls smiled throughout the year. Image: Carson Investment Research
Returns – >6% Weekly Gains for the S&P 500 Index Historically, weekly gains of more than 6% tend to be bullish for U.S. stocks over 3, 6 and 12 months. Image: LPL Research
S&P 500 Index Returns After Three Consecutive 1% Gains The performance of the S&P 500 this week suggests that the bull market is not over yet. Image: LPL Research
Returns – Years Following S&P 500 Price Gain > 27% Since WWII, when the S&P 500 is up more than 27% at the end of the year, the following year tends to be bullish for U.S. stocks. Image: Fundstrat Global Advisors, LLC
S&P 500 Future Returns After Big Weekly Gains Big weeks (like last week) tend to be bullish for U.S. stocks over the next 3 months Image: LPL Research
S&P 500 Return – Equity Market Trends Around U.S. Capital Gains Tax Rate Hikes Equity prices tend to decline around U.S. capital gains tax hikes, but are likely to be short-lived. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Returns – Frequency of Monthly Gains in S&P 500 When Yields Rise and Decline Should equity investors be worried about rising interest rates? Image: Financial Times